THE French set 124 illegal immigrants free yesterday â€“ knowing that last night most would be on their way to Britain.

The migrants â€“ including 38 children â€“ were arrested after people smugglers dumped them on a remote beach in Corsica on Friday.

But French judges ruled there were no grounds to keep them in custody.

Last night police sources said the Â­migrants almost all wanted to seek asylum in â€œsoft-touchâ€ Britain. And a refugee charity admitted the UK is the Â­â€œobviousâ€ Â­destination because Britain has an obligation to Â­provide for asylum-seekers, while France does not.